The Tax Ramifications of Taking Playboy Private

January 10, 2011 Comments Off on The Tax Ramifications of Taking Playboy Private

by: Raymond Sheffield Hugh Hefner is purchasing the 30% of Playboy Enterprizes he doesn’t own for an 18% premium. The media is focusing on his age and the poor future propects for the company. They seem to be ignoring the tax aspects of this deal for Mr. Hefner’s family. A publicly traded company is easy […]

Who Owns Your Right to Publicity After You Die?

January 3, 2011 Comments Off on Who Owns Your Right to Publicity After You Die?

by: Raymond Sheffield Movie actress Ann Francis passed away the other day. So did the oldest Von Trapp Family daughter. This made me think about what might happen to their reputations, or the reputations of people they care about, if private journals or stories about their lives were to be made public. Most estate plans […]